singhpk234 commented on code in PR #1515: URL: https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/1515#discussion_r2073823884
########## site/content/in-dev/unreleased/configuring-polaris-for-production.md: ########## @@ -135,33 +135,26 @@ default, Polaris uses an in-memory metastore. > The default in-memory metastore is not suitable for production use, as it > will lose all data > when the server is restarted; it is also unusable when multiple Polaris > replicas are used. -To use a durable metastore, you need to switch to the EclipseLink metastore, and provide your own -`persistence.xml` file. This file contains details of the database used for metastore management and -the connection settings. For more information, refer to the [metastore documentation]({{% ref -"metastores" %}}). +To use a durable metastore, you need to switch to the Relational JDBC backed metastore -Then, configure Polaris to use your metastore by setting the following properties: +Configure the `polaris.persistence` section in your Polaris configuration file +(`application.properties`) as follows: -```properties -polaris.persistence.type=eclipse-link -polaris.persistence.eclipselink.configuration-file=/path/to/persistence.xml -polaris.persistence.eclipselink.persistence-unit=polaris ``` +polaris.persistence.type=relational-jdbc -Where: +quarkus.datasource.db-kind=postgresql +quarkus.datasource.username=<your username> +quarkus.datasource.password=<your password> -- `polaris.persistence.type` indicates that we are using the EclipseLink metastore. -- `polaris.persistence.eclipselink.configuration-file` is the path to the `persistence.xml` file. -- `polaris.persistence.eclipselink.persistence-unit` is the name of the persistence unit to use (in - case the configuration file has many persistence units). +quarkus.datasource.jdbc.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/<database_name> +``` -Typically, in Kubernetes, you would define the `persistence.xml` file as a `ConfigMap` and set the -`polaris.persistence.eclipselink.configuration-file` property to the path of the mounted file in -the container. +The relational JDBC metastore is a Quarkus-managed datasource and only supports Postgres and H2 as of now. +Please refer to the documentation here: +[Configure data sources in Quarkus](https://quarkus.io/guides/datasource) -> [!IMPORTANT] -> Be sure to secure your metastore backend since it will be storing sensitive data and catalog -> metadata. Review Comment: Agree, with you all, it was an oversight, we do store the principal authentication data -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@polaris.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org